Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

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A game is being played where participants provide clues to identify buildings, requiring players to post Google Maps images of the locations once guessed correctly. The game began with clues pointing to a building in Warwickshire, England, which was identified as the Chesterton Windmill. Subsequent clues led to various locations, including Jackson Square in New Orleans and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The clues often involve wordplay and connections to cultural references, such as the "gold lion" representing MGM's logo and the "light" referring to the Luxor Sky Beam. The game encourages creativity and engagement, with players taking turns to present new riddles and locations, fostering a collaborative atmosphere. The discussions also highlight the importance of using Google Earth for better visual context in solving the clues.
  • #541
OCR said:
Zoo... ?

Or, petting zoo... ?
Sorry, no. It shouldn't be necessary to guess, and I've already given a clue to confirm the name of the place.
 
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  • #542
Jonathan Scott said:
Sorry, no. It shouldn't be necessary to guess, and I've already given a clue to confirm the name of the place.
:frown: Hmm.
 
  • #543
1oldman2 said:
:frown: Hmm.
It's not meant to be difficult; if you Google for a garden with the relevant types of flowers near where I live it's probably going to be the first hit. It's a big place.
 
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  • #544
This has got to be "it" :smile: http://www.exbury.co.uk/
In this case I was misleading myself by making it more difficult than need be. (Not the first time that has happened :doh:)
 
  • #545
1oldman2 said:
This has got to be "it" :smile: http://www.exbury.co.uk/
In this case I was misleading myself by making it more difficult than need be. (Not the first time that has happened :doh:)
Yes, that's the right location, as hinted here:
Jonathan Scott said:
Is this an ex-thread? Should I bury it with the dododendron?
So what do you think the additional family activity was?
 
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  • #546
Jonathan Scott said:
So what do you think the additional family activity was?
Of course the first guess would be the train ride, however I'll begin looking for alternate answers now.
 
  • #547
1oldman2 said:
Of course the first guess would be the train ride, however I'll begin looking for alternate answers now.
Yes, it was the steam train ride. I'll never be too old for that.

Over to you again...
 
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  • #548
back soon
 
  • #549
If all goes well, on new years day 2019, this lone "Planet" will visit a new local. name the local.
 
  • #550
Are you stretching "All around the World" into the Kuiper Belt, then?
 
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  • #551
Jonathan Scott said:
Are you stretching "All around the World" into the Kuiper Belt, then?
That would be the case. :ok:
 
  • #552
1oldman2 said:
That would be the case. :ok:
Well, that confirms that I'm probably thinking of what you're thinking of, but for now I'll leave it for others to try, as I don't have any ideas for new ones.
 
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  • #553
Sorry i have not been around for a while, is this the planet you mean:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/feature-astronomers-say-neptune-sized-planet-lurks-unseen-solar-system
 
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  • #554
No not that one, Think of the root of "Planet" the answer is more accurately a "Dwarf planet", however I used the term planet to describe something other than the intended target.
 
  • #555
The date should be the giveaway when combined with the general location (assuming my guess is right).
 
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  • #557
wolram said:
The only other one i can come up with is Sedna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90377_Sedna
Sedna was new to me, I found that interesting :thumbup: However I believe JS is definitely on the right track, his clue should wrap this up.
 
  • #558
I love the provisional names they call new KBOs and their moons before their official naming, especially Santa and Rudolph (now Haumea and Hiʻiaka), Easter Bunny (now Makemake), and Xena and Gabrielle (now officially Eris and Dysnomia). However it's none of those.
 
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Jonathan Scott said:
I love the provisional names they call new KBOs and their moons before their official naming, especially Santa and Rudolph (now Haumea and Hiʻiaka), Easter Bunny (now Makemake), and Xena and Gabrielle (now officially Eris and Dysnomia). However it's none of those.
I thought I new a little bit about asteroids comets and such but after this I realize there is a huge body of "objects" out there. This should keep the folks cataloguing and naming them busy for a while. I recently downloaded the Cosmographia simulation DennisN posted about, very cool and it gives a lot of perspective on just how much "stuff" is out there. :smile:
 
  • #562
Here we go:

If you can only sing poorly go to this island anagram brain and find its neighbor, then find one of the worlds biggest attractions.
 
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wolram said:
Here we go:

If you can only sing poorly go to this island anagram brain and find its neighbor, then find one of the worlds biggest attractions.
Which one are you thinking of? I presume it's on Sentosa, Singapore.
 
  • #565
Jonathan Scott said:
Which one are you thinking of? I presume it's on Sentosa, Singapore.

It is presume ably the wolds largest.
 
  • #566
wolram said:
It is presume ably the wolds largest.
Perhaps not any more. The "Marine Life Park" Wikipedia article says the following:

The S.E.A. Aquarium (South East Asia Aquarium) was the world's largest aquarium by total water volume until overtaken by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, China.
 
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  • #567
I was hoping for confirmation, but assuming I've guessed right I'll continue anyway.

In the 1970s I did some work in another European country, in a city with an old and unusual railway, probably the first of its kind. It looks like something from the "Thunderbirds" TV series, and follows the line of a river for much of its route. To wrap up, let us know the name of the city!
 
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Jonathan Scott said:
Perhaps not any more. The "Marine Life Park" Wikipedia article says the following:

The S.E.A. Aquarium (South East Asia Aquarium) was the world's largest aquarium by total water volume until overtaken by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, China.

Well done :biggrin:
 

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